Timothy Sumer

Top 5 Benefits of a Roth IRA Top 5 benefits of a ROTH IRA are so important to understand. A ROTH IRA is by far one of the most powerful investment vehicles you can use to build wealth. A ROTH IRA is a type of retirement account but differs from a traditional IRA and 401k in the way that it is taxed. With a ROTH IRA you are funding your account with after tax dollars, like the money from your pay check that you have already paid taxes on. This enables you to get tax free income in retirement. For example, let’s say you fully funded your ROTH IRA every year for 40 years you would have $220,000. Now let’s say that money was invested and grew to $800,000 when you go to retire you would withdraw the entire $800,000 without owing any taxes on it. In contrary to a 401k if you funded for the same amount of $220,000 and it grew to $800,000 you would owe taxes on that $800,000 at about 15% (if not higher in the next 40 years) paying $120,000 to the government in taxes. Do you see n...